43 Weeks Old

February 25 - March 3

This week, Kate was finally baptized!  It only took us forever to do it.  Sorry, kiddo!

She also turned 10 months old this week!  How did we get into the double digits in months?!  That means a year is not far away, and I'm pretty sure I'm not at all ready to face that yet!

Kate still isn't walking, although she obviously really, really wants to keep up with Sarah.  We keep thinking she'll take steps, but then she'll drop and crawl because it's just faster.  Sarah keeps trying to help coach her, though, which is super cute!

She's ready to go - I'm just not sure the rest of the world is ready for her!

Kate's Baptism

So we waited 9 months to baptize our child.  But we did do it!  And despite the fact that we didn't have a church that felt like home (and despite the fact that it was Pastor Joe's second Sunday at Faith and our first-ever visit to Faith!), I couldn't have hoped for a better service and baptism for my daughter.  Faith Lutheran is a lovely little church, full of light and love - just like Kate!  The congregation was welcoming and kind, and Pastor Joe is just the person Tom and I wanted to baptize Kate.  We're so blessed, in so very many ways...

Adam and Megan and Lizzie and Will are Kate's godparents.  What a lucky little girl she is!

There is so much love in this girl's life!

After the baptism, we went over to Grammie and PaPa's house for a bit.  Grammie had gotten a cake and made some yummy brunchy snacks for everyone.

Sarah and Grammie had even made a banner for Kate!

It may have taken us a long, long time to get her baptized, but I'm so glad we waited until it was meaningful for us rather than just easy for us.  Kate is one blessed little girl, and we are so glad to help her start her (belated) journey as one of God's children!